Improvement in skates



UNITED STATES E. OTIS FRINK, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TOHIMSELF AND l PATENT OEEICEo S. O. FRINK, OF SAME PLAGE.

IMPROVEMENT IN SKATES.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known unto you that I,'E. OTIs FRINK, of the city of Indianapolis,county of Marion, State of Indiana, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Skates 5 and I do here y by declare the following to be afull and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of referencemarked thereon.

The nature ot' the invention consists in the device whereby the skate isclamped to the foot and held firmly thereon, and the manner of operatingthe said device.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to make and use myinvention, I proceed to describe it, asfollows, in construction andoperation:

The skate is made oi the materials usually used for the manufacture ot'skates. N o. 4 of the said drawings represents the foot-rest of the saidskate. Through the slots f and j" are placed the clamps D and D', withtheir outer edges resting against the guides d and d. Between the twoclamps aforesaidu and resting in the ratchet-edges thereof, is placedthe cog-wheel C, the whole being as represented by C, D, and D of Figure2 of the said drawings. On the top ...of the cog-wheel U aforesaid isthen riveted the spring-lever B of No. 7 of the said drawings, in suchaposition that the pawl-edge g shall rest in the ratchet a, in mannerand form as represented by B a g of Fig. 3 ot' the said drawings. Thetop is then inclosed by a plate, A, which is held down by a screw, b,which passes through the center of the cog-Wheel O aforesaid and fastensfirmly in the body of the foot rest E, the whole, when completed, beingas represented by Fig. l of the said drawings.

To operate my said improvement, the sole of the shoe is placed on theplate A between the two clamps D and D. The spring-lever B is then drawnforward by means of the hook No. l2 upon the ratchet a. The said leverB, being riveted to the cog-wheel c, carries it around through aportionof its circumference, which causes the clamps D and Dl to close upon thesole of the shoe. When it' is sufliciently tight, the pawl-edge g of thesaid lever B, resting in the ratchet a, as aforesaid, will hold itfirmly in its position. When the said pawl gis raised from the ratchet,the shoesole is immediately released.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

lhe ratchet A, the cog-wheel O, the guides d and d', the spring-lever B,and pawl g, when the same is operated, constructed, and arranged asdescribed.

CLAUDE E. MoDoNALD, MERIT WELLS.

